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Three months into the historic National Redress Scheme, victims of institutional child sexual abuse are disappointed only a small fraction of the 1,500 applications so far received have resulted in payments.

Currently, no-one except the Pope can hold Catholic bishops to account if they commit or conceal crimes. It's why we needed the royal commission. Now the church must reform canon law, or it will become "business as usual" again, writes Noel Debien.

Up to 60,000 survivors of child sexual abuse in the nation's institutions will potentially be able to make their claim when the national redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse gets underway on Sunday. Here's what you need to know.